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G. B. STREIT, DECD.

WFPJHOLLIDAY, ADMINISTRATOR.

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APPLICATION FILED AUG-22. 1914. 1,179,973.

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TTownEv Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

ED STATES PAT FTQE.

GEORGE E. STREII, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN; WILLIAM P. HOLLIDAY ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID STREIT, DECEASED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

Application filed August 22, 1914. Serial No. 858,018.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Gnonen B. S'rnnnr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of lVayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Boxes, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to boxes and has for its object a box havingone or more trays that may be drawn out for the purpose of affording a greater display area.

Boxes of this type are old but it has been customary heretofore to connect the upper tray with the box shell by means of links, usually two at each end. Each of these links require two studs and as these studs are expensive parts of a box of this character it will be readily understood that it is a marked economy to have a box of this character which requires only one stud at each end of the trays. Another feature of this form of construction is the simplicity which it permits for the box shell can be made of a single piece of paper board bent up at the ends to form the end members, the main part of the blank forming the bottom. These end members will be held in proper position and spacing by the trays and studs. The studs also in connection with the slots in the end walls form a convenient way of limiting the movement of the tray either in or out.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a perspective view of the box showing the trays forced into the box. Fig. 2, is a perspective showing the trays withdrawn from the box for the display purposes. Fig. 3, is a cross section of the box showing the trays partly withdrawn. Fig. 4, is a sectional detail showing one of the studs in a slot.

All that is required to form my box is a single rectangular blank which forms the bottom a and the end walls 6 b. It has been customary with this form of boxes to sometimes employ a wider bottom or base, that is, a separate base may be glued to the bottom a or else the margin of the bottom a may be extended to form a base wider than the main part of the box for the purpose of affording a greater area of support for the trays when they are withdrawn. A cover mlght also be employed either hinging, telescopic or other type but inasmuch as the extended base feature and the covers are no part of my invention they are neither shown or described.

In the end walls 6 are a pair of slots, the lower one is a straight horizontal slot 0, the upper one a segmental slot 6. The slots 0 at each end receive the shank of the headed studs 6 which are fastened to the lower tray f hence the headed studs 6 and slots 0 form a guide for the tray 7 and at the same time limit both the outward and the inward movement of the tray f. The intermediate tray 9 may be used or omitted, just as desired. The upper slots d (Z are preferably made segmental with the convexity toward the top hence when the upper tray 7b is moved relatively to the box, it lifts as shown in Fig. This is an advantage as some of the contents of the intermediate tray may be slightly projected about the top of the tray or the border paper, with which trays of this character are so often trimmed, may be in the way so that were it not for the lifting action it may get torn.

It will be noticed that the trays act as proper spacers for the end walls I) and 6 while the headed studs e e prevent the spreading of the end walls consequently the trays and the studs keep the end walls in proper perpendicular and parallel relation.

What I claim is:

1. A display box, having in combination, a fixed tray, end walls rising thereabove in erect form and free at their tops to expose the fixed tray when desired, the said end walls each being cut through to form slots, a tray movable between said end walls and across the top of the fixed tray, and studs fastened to the ends of said movable tray and protruding through the said slots in the end walls, the said studs cooperating with the side wall of the fixedtray to prevent upsetting of the movable tray, substantially as described.

2. A box, having in combination, a shell having vertical end walls free at their tops to allow exposure of that contained between the same, said side walls provided with transverse slots at the top of the end walls and at the bottom of the end walls, a fixed tray secured to the end walls intermediate the top and bottom slots and a pair of mov- Cir able trays, one above the fixed tray and one below, each movable tray being provided with a stud at each end engaging through one of the adjacent slots, the sets "of studs on the two movable trays being located at opposite sides of the trays so that when the trays are all in registry, the sets of studs of one tray will be at one end of the slots and the sets of studs of the other movable tray will be at the other end of the slots, substantially as described.

3. A display box, having in combination, a fixed tray, end walls rising therefrom in erect form and free at their tops to allow inspection of that which is contained therebetween, the said end walls being cut through to form segmental slots, a tray movable between said end walls and across the top 'of the fixed tray and its contents by reason of the segmental slots, and studs fastened to the ends of said movable tray and protruding through said slots in the end walls, the said studs cooperating with the side walls of the fixed tray to prevent upsettingof the movable tray, substantially as described.

4. A display box, having in combination, a fixed tray, end walls rising thereabove in erect form, and having free upper edges, the said end walls'each being cut through to form slots, a tray movable between said end walls and across the top of the fixed tray, and headed studs fastened to the ends of said movable tray and having their spindle portions protruding through the said slots in'the end walls and their heads engaging on the outside of the end walls, the said studs cooperating with the side wall of the fixed tray to prevent upsetting of the said movable tray.

5. A display box, having in combination,

a fixed tray, end Walls rising therefrom in erect form and free at their tops to allow inspection of that which is contained therebetween, the said end walls being cut through to form slots, and a pair of trays movable between said end walls, said trays being Withdrawable from registry with the fixed tray to positions on opposite sides of the fixed tray, andstuds fastened to the ends of said movable trays and protruding through said slots in the end walls, the said studs and slots being arranged to allow a movable tray to rest on one of the side walls of the fixed tray so that the said studs and the top of the side wall of the fixed tray act against each other to prevent the tray tipping on either as a pivot.

6. A display box, having in combination, a fixed tray, end walls rising therefrom in erect form and free at their tops to allow inspection of that which is contained therebetween, the said end walls being cut through to form slots, 'a tray movable between said end walls and across the top of the fixed tray, and studs fastened to the'ends of said movable tray and protruding through said slots in the end walls,'the said studs and slots being located with respect to the side wall of the fixed tray so that the movable tray when withdrawn may rest upon the top of theside wall of the fixed tray, whereby the studs and the top of the side wall of the fixed tray act against each other to prevent the tipping of the tray on either as a pivot.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specific'a tion in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. STREIT.

Witnesses:

STUART C. BARNES, AGNES M. HI PKINs.

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